Reply to: Accommodation in London (not hotels)

[TheFaQQer]

FTFY

chihuahua

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

I always managed to get a good discount by doing favours for the chambermaids chiwawa

[Martin Scroatman]

Do they have HotelF1 or equivalent in London?

The rates are very low and I always managed to get a good discount by doing favours for the chambermaids

[psychocandy]

Hi all

Apologies if this has been done before, but here goes:

I live in Cheltenham and have a (perm) offer for a job in Birmingham. Seeing them tomorrow to finalise it and the skills are perfect for my CV but it's a small company and I think the sticking point will be me wanting to have a day working from home - I find the larger companies tend to be happier with this than the smaller ones.

I'm not spending 3 1/2 hours 5 days a week in a car for a perm job, so if they insist i'll turn it down. As i've been off for 4 months i'll just wait til after NY and go for contracts in London. Don't mind being away from home as long as i'm earning a decent amount and I can cry myself to sleep at night whilst doing certifications / watching youporn.

So, my questions:

1. Are there any accommodation option in/near London apart from hotels? I don't care about a caravan on a park with a shower as it's the means to an end and probably only a few months. Narrowboat, anything - does anybody have any experience of this sort of thing? Or are there decent hotels for 4 nights a week with reasonable rates?

2. I'll probably need to set up a ltd co or umbrella quickly - any links on here or elsewhere or advice? I'm not bothered about squeezing the last bit of tax out, just want it straightforward.

Thanks for any help - last time I was contracting was before Y2K, so i'm a bit rusty...

Train to Birm from Cheltenham easy surely?

[LucidDementia]

I sometimes wonder how much moolah some of these guys get out of bed for.
If I was working anywhere away I always stay somewhere decent and the client pays on top.

As long as I have a HD telly, a king size bed, room service and a poker room nearby I'm happy.

[MrMarkyMark]

I was thinking about doing this but I suddenly remembered I had self-respect, money and a choice.

I sometimes wonder how much moolah some of these guys get out of bed for.
If I was working anywhere away I always stay somewhere decent and the client pays on top.

[LucidDementia]

Yes, anyone done this? Worked in London & lived in a caravan/boat?

I was thinking about doing this but I suddenly remembered I had self-respect, money and a choice.

[MrMarkyMark]

Did your friend visit 'em ?

Na, he couldn't afford it, he was a perm.
Not far from Tower Hill, should you get the urge for a wander

[FatLazyContractor]

There's a few floating brothels around docklands

Did your friend visit 'em ?

[MrMarkyMark]

I know some Geordie hookers who do that. They love rocking the boats on the Thames.

There's a few floating brothels around docklands

[FatLazyContractor]

Yes, anyone done this? Worked in London & lived in a caravan/boat?

I know some Geordie hookers who do that. They love rocking the boats on the Thames.

[Martin Scroatman]

I don't care about a caravan on a park with a shower as it's the means to an end and probably only a few months. Narrowboat, anything - does anybody have any experience of this sort of thing?

Yes, anyone done this? Worked in London & lived in a caravan/boat?

[MrMarkyMark]

Hi all Don't mind being away from home as long as i'm earning a decent amount and I can cry myself to sleep at night whilst doing certifications / watching youporn.

You are very aspirational, I'll give you that

[DaveB]

spareroom.com Week day lets specifically for this kind of thing.

I've used it for every gig I've done in London and not had a problem. You need to check the listings to weed out the commercial landlords and student houses but otherwise it's good. Downside is that you usually end up sharing with someone else, although I've had one where I was in the house in the week and the owner only turned up at weekends. Most people seem happy to accept you dont actually want to be part of the family and dont hassle you if you just want to keep to yourself.

It's also usually a lot cheaper than a hotel, even if you factor in the cost of breakfast that a hotel might include in the cost. £50 a night has usually got me a decent comfortable room ina reasonable area in Zone 2.

[Whorty]

If you can be bothered to learn a bit of Romanian then you could kip down on a bench at Marble Arch. Convenient for central London, and very reasonable rates